Rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance in the emerging zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis.

Rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance in the emerging zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis.

BACKGROUND:Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic pathogen that infects pigs and can occasionally cause serious infections in humans. S. suis infections occur sporadically in human Europe and North America, but a recent major outbreak has been described in China with high levels of mortality. The mechanis...

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Main Authors: Matthew T G Holden, Heidi Hauser, Mandy Sanders, Thi Hoa Ngo, Inna Cherevach, Ann Cronin, Ian Goodhead, Karen Mungall, Michael A Quail, Claire Price, Ester Rabbinowitsch, Sarah Sharp, Nicholas J Croucher, Tran Bich Chieu, Nguyen Thi Hoang Mai, To Song Diep, Nguyen Tran Chinh, Michael Kehoe, James A Leigh, Philip N Ward, Christopher G Dowson, Adrian M Whatmore, Neil Chanter, Pernille Iversen, Marcelo Gottschalk, Josh D Slater, Hilde E Smith, Brian G Spratt, Jianguo Xu, Changyun Ye, Stephen Bentley, Barclay G Barrell, Constance Schultsz, Duncan J Maskell, Julian Parkhill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2705793?pdf=render

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